274 foot M/V michelda, out of fuel and adrift in 26-46N 075-55W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 644/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-04-23 09:21Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · RCC MIAMI 171559Z APR 11.. Issued 2011-04-17 16:59Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 26.767, -75.917. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2011-04-17 16:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC MIAMI 171559Z APR 11.
- issued by
- RCC MIAMI
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.767, -75.917
- vessel
- M/V MICHELDA
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 274 FOOT M/V MICHELDA, OUT OF FUEL AND ADRIFT IN 26-46N 075-55W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305 415 6800.
Reading this warning
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
13 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Rowboat adrift in vicinity 25-41.00N 072-55.00W2023-10-31
- 11 meter S/V belo dia, white hill with red strip, disabled and adrift in 26-37.46N 078-57.26W2022-03-11
- F/V straight flush disabled and adrift in 29-10.56N 077-30.40W2017-02-17
- Derelict vessel, orange and red hull, adrift in 28-53.1N 074-30.0W2016-05-21
- 106 foot M/V tweener disabled and adrift due to loss of steering in 24-44.7N 077-31.5W2014-11-18
- Derelict 20 foot S/V, blue and white hull, adrift vicinity 27-13.394N 073-53.445W2014-04-07
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:59Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.